The Story of Gojo Satoru's Youth 17

Title: Finding the Source of the Curse

Asuna stood by, watching everything unfold in front of her without making any move to stop it or feeling jealous.

After seeing Satoru get along well with the quintuplets earlier, she had built up something in her heart.

After all, she was late, and she wouldn’t hold Satoru back in this matter.

“The curse afflicting Utaha-chan comes from a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, but it’s stronger than an ordinary Special Grade Cursed Spirit.”

“Hmm… It’s roughly equivalent to the power of three of Sukuna’s fingers.”

Seeing the curiosity of the two women, Satoru didn’t hide anything and explained directly.

Utaha showed no concern for Satoru calling her affectionately, even feeling it was best for Satoru to call her this way.

“Sukuna?”

Asuna couldn’t help but look confused. This name was completely unfamiliar to her because Satoru had never mentioned it during his teaching.

In fact, Satoru himself initially didn’t know but only found out relevant information after reading ancient classical texts.

Of course, since Asuna had never heard of it, Utaha naturally wouldn’t know either.

At this moment, she could only stand by silently and watch with curiosity.

“Sukuna or the King of Curses, has four arms and two faces. He was the King of Curses thousands of years ago and still threatens the world after his death. After death, he turned into a Special Grade Cursed Object, and twenty fingers were cut off to seal him. A newly born Cursed Spirit can gain Special Grade power after consuming one finger, and the Cursed Spirit that cursed Utaha-chan retained the power of three fingers.”

Satoru extended his right hand, making the number three, and waved it in front of the two women.

Now Asuna understood how powerful their opponent was.

If she were only facing an ordinary Special Grade Cursed Spirit, it might be somewhat difficult, but considering her own strength, she could still eliminate it.

However, after hearing Satoru talk about the difference between the King of Curses and Special Grade, she truly realized that the Special Grade Cursed Spirits she had exterminated were actually nothing.

Even so, Asuna was not worried.

After all, with Satoru by her side, whether it was three fingers or the existence known as the King of Curses, Asuna was very confident that Satoru would not lose in this fight.

She already understood the key, but Utaha, standing beside her, still seemed puzzled.

Seeing the confused expression on Utaha’s face, Asuna regained her awareness.

Realizing that the other person might not know the specific classification of Cursed Spirits, she immediately introduced it to Utaha in detail.

“The ranks of Cursed Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers from weakest to strongest are: non-qualifying, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, and Special Grade.”

“Usually, some Cursed Spirits wandering on the streets that can’t harm people without being seen are low-level Cursed Spirits. Those that can harm humans through the environment are Grade 4.”

Asuna told Utaha about the hierarchy of Jujutsu Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits in the jujutsu world.

“Those that can subjectively create hallucinations and other methods to harm people are Grade 3.”

“Those that use certain rules to harm people, like some urban legends, belong to Grade 2. Of course, not all urban legends are Grade 2; some stronger legends are Grade 1.”

“Grade 1 is stronger. Like the one we encountered earlier, they don’t hold back in harming people and are very powerful. As for the last Special Grade, this is completely different. The gap between Grade 1 and Special Grade is huge, for both Cursed Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers.”

“Initially, I thought it would end at Special Grade, but today after listening to Satoru-kun’s explanation of the King of Curses, I realized there’s also a gap within Special Grade.”

[Author’s Note: There might be some differences from the official settings, so just consider this as a personal setting]

After listening to Asuna’s introduction, Utaha swallowed hard.

What she experienced tonight, coupled with that information, completely shattered the worldview she had built over the past ten years.

At this moment, she had learned about the power division of Cursed Spirits, remembering what Satoru said earlier, and asked with a bit of uncertainty.

“So… Isn’t the Cursed Spirit that cursed me equivalent to three Special Grade Cursed Spirits?”

“Correct answer! Utaha-chan listened carefully~” Satoru praised enthusiastically while clapping his hands.

“Then, are you in danger, Kouhai-kun? If so, forget it. Although I don’t want to die, I definitely don’t want to involve you in such danger and let you take risks for me...”

After knowing what kind of existence had done something to her, she began to worry and tried to dissuade Satoru.

“Don’t worry, I am the strongest.” Satoru said confidently.

“Will you win?”

“I guarantee victory!”

Hearing Satoru say this, Utaha felt a bit relieved, but still advised,

“If it’s very dangerous, Kouhai-kun, you better leave me alone.”

“Don’t worry about Satoru-kun, he’s very strong. Like the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit I encountered tonight, when I first met Satoru-kun, he could exterminate it with one hand.”

Seeing Utaha’s concern, Asuna comforted her.

Of course, since Utaha could still say such things when her life was threatened, Asuna’s liking for her also increased.

“Alright, let’s solve the problem first. After solving it, I can go back to sleep.”

Faced with Satoru’s request, the two women cooperated resolutely.

“Has Utaha-chan received any strange gifts recently?” Satoru looked at her and asked.

“Eh? A strange gift?”

Although confused, Utaha began to try to remember.

“If it’s strange, does the statue count?”

“A statue? What kind? Show me.”

Utaha nodded and led the two of them into her house, heading to her room on the second floor.

Satoru and Asuna followed her to her room.

What they saw was a bed full of a girly atmosphere.

Satoru glanced inside the room. A vanity, desk, wardrobe, bookshelf, and other items appeared in his eyes one by one.

“Does Utaha-senpai also like this book?”

Asuna walked towards the bookshelf and pulled out a novel titled ‘Love Metronome’.